Dish-drainer.



PATEN'TED AUG. 4, 1908 v No. 894,938. I

' M; E. BROGKMAN.

DISH DRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31,190B.

6.2g ghwaul'oz MARTHA E. BROOKMAN, ,OFPITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed. 1mm 31,1905; Serialflo. 424,314.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that LMA'RTHA E.Bnoo K AN, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of-Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Dish- Drainers, of which" the following is .a-specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple form of dish drainer'for house-hold use, particularly, and one which may be made very cheaply and substantially.

In the practical embodiment of the inven vtion my drainer consists of a rece tacle, preferably made entirely of meta and adapted to be arranged in a sink, or supported u on a drain-board, or the like, when in actua use, the drainer being constructed to facilitate the drainage'of the wash water from dishes, or similar articles which may be disposed in the receptacle.

or a full understanding of the invention,

reference is to be had to the followin description, and to the accompanying rawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dish drainer embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the drainer; and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing' the means for'supportin the cross-rods in the upper compartment 0 the drainer.

Similar reference characters denote similarparts throughout the description. and drawin s.

Specifically describin my'in'vention, the dramer comprises a ho y or receptacle 1 at the o posite ends of which are preferably provi ed handles 2. The bottom 3 of the drainer is formed with a ribbed surface, being preferably made from corrugated sheet metal. The edges of the bottom 3 are united with the sides and ends of the drainer in any suitable manner.

In the construction of my invention as illustrated, the bottom 3 is a ertures 4 at suitable interva sin the length 0 each rib or corrugationin order that the drain-water may pass therethrouglndn the customary manner. Under. some conditions, however, it may be desired that the J bottom 3 .of the rece tacle be im erforate.

To roughen the su ace of the ottom 3 transversely thereof, the various ribs or corrugations are preferably formed with slight de ressions 5 at intervals, as shown in Fig. 1.

rojecting downwardly-from the bottom 3,

rovided with the drainer is formed with a supporting flange 6 by which said bottom 1s spaced from the support upon which the device rests when in use; The flange 6 -may be integral with thewalls or sides of the drainer, if tie-" sired, and it is preferred that the wallsof the flange and receptacle inclineoutwardl'y to a slight degree.-

lo support dishes, or like articles, in-t drainer, detachable cross-rods 7 are employed. The rods 7 are preferably located in different horizontal and vertical planes, each rod having its opposite ends bent downwardly as shown at 8 so as to pass through supporting loopsQ. .An number of the rods 7 may be employed,

an this will preferably depend upon the size of the drainer, which may be made larger or smaller, according tothe special use to which it is to be put.

As shown clearly in Fig. 3 the supporting loops 9 are formed by slitting and pressing a portion of the metal of the sides of the receptacle inwardly. The lower end of each end extension 8 is receivedin an openin fpro- 30 vided in a tongue 1 1 also ressed inward the side of the receptac e. prevents any looseness or play of the end of the rod, in an evident manner, and the pe-- culiar form-of the supporting members 9 and -s5 11 is especially desirable, since said memberscomprise integral portions of the receptacle 1. Furthermore, the arrangement of these members 9 and 11 eliminates likelihood of accidental displacement of the rods and breakage of dishes thereby.

. In draining receptacles such as comprise my invention it is desirable that the means for supporting the dishcs during the draining op'erationlmay be ad'usted at times to ac- .95

commodate dishes 0 different sizes. The arrangement of the cross rods 7, whereby the same are detachably mounted in the drainer facilitates a ready adjustment of these rods so that the common forms of fiat dishes, .bowls,,or the like, may be supported properly, space being economized as permitted by the size of the dishes disposed in-the drainer.

My dish drainer is particularly advantageous when used to rinse dishes for, it may be readily disposed in a sink and will not be so high as to tire the erson placing dishes therein, who can'was the.d1shes with the dish-- an on the adjacent drain-board instea of'in the sink as is customary. Whenhot water is used to rinse dishes in my drainer they will dry very quickly.

The tongue 11- flying thus described the invention what portions of the receptacle being formed at ld as new, is: intervals with supporting elements consistuish drainer comprising a draining re ing of an upper loo and an adjacent lower having its bottom apertured and tongue, the ton ue liavin an opening therewith a flange extendin downin, and'a plura ity of disi su porting cross 25 from the bottom to s ace t e latter rod: arranged in the receptacle in dill'eren't cm the support, loop meni ersprojectin horizontal planes and having op osite ends wardly from the sides of the receptacle an bent downwardly so as to pass t n'ough. the arranged at suitable intervals apart, and a loops aforesaid and. the 0 enings in the 1 plurality of dish. supporting cross rods artongues adjacent thereto, w iereby the dish 30 ranged in the receptacle, said cross rods besup orting cross rods are detachahly adapted fiir adjustment to accommodate dishes of minals received by loop members and readily different sizes. detachable therefrom to permit of adjustment In testimony whereof I afiix my signature is of the rods in order to accommodate for difin presence of two witnesses.

l'erentsized dishes.-

2. A dish draining receptacle having its MAR FHA BROCKMAN' bottom corrugated and ap'ertured, the rec'ep- Witnesses: taclebein provided with a flange projecting MARGARET BRooKMAN, dqwnwardlv irointhe bottom, opposite side G. P. JAoKsoN. 

